Carriers for cameras



Jan. 31, 1956 c. HEPTING CARRIERS FORA CAMERAS Filed Feb. 11, 1954CARRIERS FOR CAMERAS Carl Hepting, Stuttgart-Feuerbach, Germany,assignor to Firma Carl Hepting & Co. Lederwarenund Grtelfabrik G. m. b.H.

Application February 11, 1954, Serial No. 409,612

Claims priority, application Germany February 17, 1953 4 Claims. (Cl.150-52) The invention relates to carriers, holders and containers forphotographic apparatus, particularly cameras. Heretofore such cameracarriers have been provided with a bottom section or member which wasseamed to the side member and it is of course quite difficult to placethe seam in such a way that the pocket in the carrier is maintaineduniformly as to the bottom section relative to the outer walls.

It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a union betweenthe bottom and sides of the carrier forming the pocket or holder for thecamera, that no stitches or seaming is necessary. It is a further objectof the invention to construct the bottom of the carrier of an insert ofa formable material, as for example sheet metal, and to provide an edgesection or rim around which the pocket or side material is drawn and themetal insert is clamped or crimped with the side material. Thus thecrimped over portion of the peripheral edge of the bottom and sidesmakes it unnecessary to provide any stitching of any kind and the actualconnection of the bottom part with the side parts is carried outentirely by mechanical means.

It is thus a further object of the invention to provide the bottomportion of the carrier so that it has a uniform configuration so thatthe side walls will have and maintain the same distance entirely aroundthe bottom part of the carrier. With the metal insert the pocket is morerigid and serviceable. The main bottom portion of the carrier is made ofcardboard or the like and the side portions are preferably made ofleather, although plastic materials may be used.

Another object of the invention is to provide the bottom section of thecarrier with a mechanical push button in order to easily force thecamera upwardly out of the top of the pocket when it is desired toremove the camera out of the carrier. The push button is spring pressedand it is secured in the bottom section of the carrier. The push buttonis provided with an internal circular disc which in the normal positionof the push button, is in the same plane with the inner bottom surfaceof the pocket.

A still further object of the invention resides in the structure of thepush button in which a compression coil spring is provided around ashank of the button, the internal end disc or ring member being pressedout with the shank of the push button being hollow.

Further objects will be apparent from the following description whenconsidered in connection with the accompanying drawing in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the camera carrier in the openposition,

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the carrier in the closed position,

Figure 3 is a vertical cross section through the bottom and sides on anenlarged scale and showing the edges before being bent over,

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 showing the pressure knob and theedges bent over, and

United States Patent() 2,732,876 Patented Jan.l 31, 1 956 Figure 5 is aside elevation partly in section of the pressure knob.

The bottom 1 of the carrier pocket or receiver 2 consists of an insert 3made of formable material such as sheet metal having an edge part 4 bentat right angles relative to the bottom 1 of the carrier. The side walls5 of the pocket Z preferably of leather, extends over and around theedge part 4 and then inwardly as best seen in Figure 3. The edge is thenbent over inwardly as shown in Figure 4 clamping between the part 4 andthe bottom 3, layers 6 and 7, of which the bottom layer 6 is adjacentthe insert 3. The bottom layer 6 is for example composed of cardboard orthe like and on the outer surface of the layer 6 there is an outer layer7 composed of a material which will have an appearance similar to thepocket 2, such as leather.

On the bottom 1 of the carrier there is provided the usual means toremovably secure a camera in the carrier and also a press button 8 isprovided operable from the outside as shown in Figure 4. The pressbutton 8 projects beyond the bottom 1 and is provided with a tiat headportion or knob 9 which when pressed by a linger, the entire button 3will be moved inwardly. On the inner end of the button 8 there isprovided a disc 10 which in the normal position rests against the insert3 but when the button 8 is pressed the disc 10 acts to raise the camerain the carrier. The button 8 is under the influence of a compressionspring 11 which urges the button outwardly when the linger is releasedfrom the button. The spring is compressed between the head 9 and theinsert 3.

Preferably the press button 8 is made integral with a hollow stem andterminating in the disc 10, as seen in Figure 5.

The operation and utility of the carrier is obvious from the foregoingdescription and the drawing.

The camera, not shown, is secured in the carrier in the usual manner bya center screw member and when the latter is separated or detached fromthe camera, the push button 9 is depressed against the action of thespring 11 so that the disc 10 can push the camera upwardly a slightdistance so that it can be readily grasped and removed from the carrierpocket.

I claim as my invention:

1. Carrying case for cameras and the like comprising side walls, abottom section secured to the side walls and composed of an insert offormable material with a rim portion provided along the entire peripheryof said insert and bent-over outwardly from the case, the side wallsextending over said rim portion to overlap its margin, said bottomsection having at least one layer of material adjacent the insert and onthe outer side thereof, the rim portion with the overlapping side wallportions being bent-over against the layer of material to secure theside walls rigidly to the bottom section to form a pocket to receive thecamera.

2. Carrying case for cameras and the like comprising side walls, abottom section secured to the side walls and composed of an insert offormable material with a rim portion provided along the entire peripheryof said insert and bent-over outwardly from the case, the side wallsextending over said rim portion to overlap its margin, said bottomsection having two layers of material of which one is arranged adjacentthe insert and on the outer side thereof and the other layer is arrangedadjacent the first-mentioned layer and on the outer side thereof, therim portion with the overlapping side wall portions being bent-overagainst the second-mentioned layer, the secondmentioned layer beingarranged between opposite over lapping side wall portions to secure theside walls rigidly to the rim portion to form a pocket to receive thecamera.

3. Carrying case for cameras and the like comprising a at cylindricalside wall member, a bottom section havense-gafas,

of Imaterialfadja'centthe yinsert :and on 'the f outer-:side there-16h-the riin Ypoi-tion With rthe foverlappilg 'side wall :por- .rtionsfbeing bent-overagainst lth'e :layer of YImaterial to sejre=thersidew'all member `rigidly to the bottom section 'tofforrh afpoc'kettoreceive rthe camera.

v vlsaid v'side wall vrnernb'er and fsecured fto the side Wall mem- Berandcomposedf an finser-tiof form'able 'material with a rim portionprovided-along the entire periphery of said insert and bent-overoutwardly from "the ".case, the fside Wall member: extending V-over said.fiportion =to overlap its-margin; saidfbottomefsection havingtwo'layers e of -tmaterial mof which one layer is arranged adjacent theinsert and on the outer side thereof -and the other layer is arrangedadjacent the rst-mentioned layer and on the outer side thereof, the rimportion with the overlapping side wall member portions being bent-overagainst the second-mentioned layer, the seconlirnentioned layer beingarranged between opposite foverlapping side wallmember portions tosecure the side wall member rigidly to the bottom section A to form apocket yto receive the camera References Cited in the tileoflthispaten't 'UNIFIED l'Sf'llllES #PATENTS 1,428,430 Y Gerojohnn. f.r..e= .Sept. 5, 1922 1,733,163 lMaddox Oct. 29, 1929 2,136,357DarlingretiaL Nov. 8, 1938 2,475,999 Sparagano July 12, 1949 .2,478,267Hickler Aug. 9, 1949 l:FOREIGN FPATENTS SOSUZO erniany -Iuly'9, 1951

